Two Oceans Aquarium

Two Oceans Aquarium
Two Oceans Aquarium
	33°54′29″S 18°25′3″E / 33.90806°S 18.41750°E
Date opened	13 November 1995; 29 years ago
Location	Cape Town, South Africa
No. of animals	8,000
No. of species	over 300
Volume of largest tank	2,000,000 L (440,000 imp gal; 530,000 US gal)
Annual visitors	500,000
Owner	V&A Waterfront Holdings (Pty) Limited and Investec Bank
Public transit access	By bus: MyCiTi 104
Website	www.aquarium.co.za

The Two Oceans Aquarium is an aquarium located at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. The aquarium was opened on the 13 November 1995 and comprises several exhibition galleries with large viewing windows:^[3] The aquarium is named for its location, where the Indian and Atlantic Ocean meet.

Exhibits

Diversity Gallery - This gallery showcases marine life of South Africa's two oceans, and the major Benguela and Agulhas Currents that dominate its shores. Notable species include Knysna seahorses, moray eels, anemonefish, cryptic klipfish, sea stars, compass jellyfish, shysharks and temporary exhibitions of foreign species.
I&J Children's Play Centre - Various activities to keep the young visitors entertained. Puppet shows, arts and craft.
Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Exhibit - This exhibit holds 2 million litres of seawater. Ragged-tooth sharks as well as various other fishes are found in the exhibit.
I&J Ocean Exhibit - This exhibit holds 1.6 million litres of seawater. Various fishes, rays and turtles to be seen in this exhibit.
Kelp Forest Exhibit - One of the aquarium's biggest attractions, this underwater forest is home to shoals of coastal fishes, such as white musselcrackers, steenbras and spotted gully sharks, and living specimens of South Africa's kelp species, sea bamboo, split-fan kelp and bladder kelp. The northern rockhopper penguins also use this exhibit for their exercise.
Penguin Exhibit - African black-footed penguins, northern rockhopper penguins, western leopard toads and African clawed frogs. A river course divided into three sections (upper, middle and lower) with examples of native and invasive freshwater fishes is also present

Gallery

The tunnel of the I&J Ocean Exhibit
Bob, a green sea turtle at the aquarium
The main kelp forest tank in Two Oceans Aquarium
Anemonefish in Two Oceans Aquarium

References

^ Dive South Africa: South Western Cape, Cape Town - V&A Waterfront. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
^ "About the Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town".
^ "Exhibits at the Two Oceans Aquarium". Archived from the original on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2006.

External links

Official Website
http://www.waterfront.co.za - For more tourist activities around Two Oceans Aquarium

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[1] Dive South Africa: South Western Cape, Cape Town - V&A Waterfront. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

[2] "About the Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town".

[3] "Exhibits at the Two Oceans Aquarium". Archived from the original on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2006.

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v t e Animal facilities of South Africa
Zoos	Johannesburg Zoo Mitchell Park Zoo National Zoological Gardens of South Africa Umgeni River Bird Park
Sanctuaries	Bush Babies Monkey Sanctuary SanWild Wildlife Sanctuary The Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeespoort Dam World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park Drakenstein Lion Park
Aquariums	Two Oceans Aquarium uShaka Marine World
Defunct	Groote Schuur Zoo Tygerberg Zoo

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